California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5km NW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5km NW of Brawley, CA on Fri, Apr 17, 1987, 11:44 AM PDT (18:44 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 22km ESE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-17 18:44:16 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.008° N, 115.565° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 14391 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.12km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14391 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.09km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14391 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.26km N of Imperial, CA · 14391 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.97km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14391 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.37km SW of Niland, CA · 14391 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.711km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.325km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.910km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14388 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.012km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.111km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.215km ESE of Julian, CA · 14388 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14387 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.128km NE of Thermal, CA · 14387 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.213km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14385 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.49km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14385 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.310km ENE of Imperial, CA · 14385 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.023km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14385 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.231km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.122km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14385 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.214km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14385 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.85km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 14385 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.320km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.022km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.420km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14384 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.317km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14384 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.125km NE of Coachella, CA · 14384 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.75km NE of Imperial, CA · 14383 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 14383 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.89km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14383 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.08km SW of Salton City, CA · 14383 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.916km ESE of Julian, CA · 14383 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.71km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.825km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14382 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 14382 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.013km NE of Julian, CA · 14382 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.113km NE of Julian, CA · 14381 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.034km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.611km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14381 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.415km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.119km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.05km NE of Imperial, CA · 14380 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.64km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14380 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 14379 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.815km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14379 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.211km SSE of Holtville, CA · 14379 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.35km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14378 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.546km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.98km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14378 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.014km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 3.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.420km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14378 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14378 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.62km W of Brawley, CA · 14377 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.35km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14377 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14377 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.619km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14377 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14376 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

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